Laotian Crab and Green Mango Salad




Laotian Crab and Green Mango Salad

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What a great salad this is, Laotian crab and green mango salad, full of goodness with the taste of the ocean. Lao a landlocked country that is until recently been shut to the world has an amazingly simple cuisine based on very fresh ingredients. Green mango can be found everywhere in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Burma to name a few. It is sold everywhere as a quick filling, healthy snack and comes with a small dipping bag of sugar mixed with spice, so you get a sweet, hot taste when eating this delicious fruit. Very uncommon in the western world where people prefer to eat mangoes when ripened.



INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons palm sugar
2 green bird's eye chilies, chopped
1 teaspoon ground dried shrimp
300 g fresh crab meat
2/3 cup chopped mint leaves
1/3 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves
4 Asian shallots, finely sliced
1 green mango, peeled and flesh finely shredded
1 fresh tomato, cut in half length ways and thinly sliced
1 large green chili, thinly sliced on an angle


METHOD

1. To make the dressing, put the fish sauce, lime juice, palm sugar, chili, and dried shrimp in a bowl and stir to dissolve the sugar.

2. Just before serving, put the crab meat, mint and coriander leaves, Asian shallots, green mango, and fresh tomato in a large bowl and toss gently.

3. Pour the dressing over the salad, then toss to combine and serve with the sliced chili on top. It does look good if you stack it up high and add some extra greens if you like for presentation.

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